Lech Walesa

News about Lech Walesa, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 31, 2014

Polish Pres Bronislaw Komorowski, former Pres Aleksander Kwasniewski and former Pres Lech Walesa attend funeral mass for Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski, one of the most polarizing figures in modern Polish history. MORE

Mar. 7, 2013

Robert Biedron and Ann Grodzka, Poland's first openly gay and transsexual lawmakers, take seats on front bench of Parliament to protest hostile remarks by former Pres Lech Walesa. MORE